The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-03

ing ahead in developing the White Man
ganese mine, nine miles from Gainesville
His system of mining is different from that
generally practced in that section, which Is
called surface mining. Mr.. Haslett will go
deep, find out what he has got and then II
the extent of the mine justifieS it he VIII
put in the best and most expensive machinery
for raising the mineral. He is not, however,
representing Carnegie Brothers as has been
reported.
Booth Niblaci, of jefferson, discovered a
few weeks since that some one had key
that would unlock his crib door and that
corn had been stolen therefrom. He placed
his gun inside the crib, pointing to the door,
and arranged it TO fire when the door was
| opened. Going to the crib in hurry, a few
days thereafter Mr.. Niblack forgot his gun,
pulled the door open and received number
of shot in his leg. The greater part of the
load missed his leg, but went through his
pantaloonS
On John II. Mitchells place, in Cabins
district of Spaulding county, Thursday,
Caleb Reeds wife was preparing to do the
weekly washing and built fire under the
wash pot in the yard, and returned to the
house, her child, years old, obtained her
permission to mend the fire, and in SO doing
its dress caught fire The girl screamed,
the mother rushed to the door and saw her
child enveloped in light blaze. In spite of
the mothers efforts she was unable to ex-
tinguish the blaze before the child was
fatally burned
Absalom Wilson, living near Tallapoosa,
| has, perhaps. one of the oldest almanacS in
the State It's title is "Father Abraham's
almanac, calculated by Joshua Sharp for
the year 1S06-published in Philadelphia in
the year of our Lord 1906, and the Both
of American Independence" 1t has the
present owners name written by his father
| opposite the day of the month on which he
to preserve each years almanac, and keep
the family records in this manner. The old
pamphlet is of course highly priced by its
| owner.
Col C. w DuBose, of Sparta, executor
of the will of the late David Dickson, was
in Augusta Friday attending to business
pertaining to his executorship. Since the
| decision of the Supreme Court was rem
| dered affirming the verdict of the lower
court complications have arisen which will
| probably delay complete settlement with
! the heirs at law. Col DuBose, however, is
| inclined to believe that the exceptions to the
decision of the Supreme Court cannot be
| sustained, either by law or equity, but in
| making his settlement with the heirs he will
reserve a sufficient amount of the property
to meet whatever emergencies that might
| possibly develop.
| A meeting of the stockholders of the
| Albany Oil and Refining Company was
held Thursday, and the following gentle
men were elected as directors; Col. o. o.
| Nelson, Montgomery, Ala. J. B. Sherrod,
Montgomery, Ala; Capt. r. Hobbs
Frank R. c giSrrSS55sr M albany Ca :ub M
| quent meeting of the directors Col.
| o. Q. Nelson was elected President, and Mr..
| j. X. Forester Secretary and Treasurer.
| Additions will he made to the buildings of
the factory, and these improvements will be
stated at once. Machinery will be over
| hauled and new and improved machinery
| will be added. The management purposes
to make this mill a large and profitable
plant.
| A little negro girl about years old,
| daughter of Sarah Thornton, who lives at
the Wilson mill place, on the river, near
| Gainesville some three miles from town.
while playing with little brother, year
or two older, in bateau, fell out and was
drowned. The mother heard the screams of
| the boy and on reaching the place saw the
child struggling in the water, some fifty
| yards below. She got into the boat and
| pulled out after it. On getting near her
anxiety to rescue her child was so great, and
| In her eagerneSs to grasp it, the boat was
| capSized and she was thrown into the water
About this time the child sank and she lost
| sight of 1T. Being close to the bank, where
the water was shallow, she managed to save
| herself
The Indian spear heads placed on exhibi-
ton at Albany Thursday by F. +. Putney,
| attracted great deal of attention. Crowds
OF curious people stopped to examine what
| proved of great interest to all. An intelli-
| gent gentleman, who knew of the traditions
handed from the Indians found in that sec
| ton, advanced the opinion that the nipple
mentS were relics of the mound builders,
| who preceded the Indians in the occupation
| of this country. He stated that the Indians
! found here by the white pioneers never used
| the flint arrow and spear heads, so numer-
| GUS on our streams, and had no traditions of
the race that fashioned them. DR. T. Jones
| confirmed this theory, and said that at the
| time of the Harrison freshet he resided on a
| farm south of Albany, ON the Flint, and
that the water washing the earth uncovered
| a part of the skeleton of man that must
have been fully ten feet high
At Wilkinsons gunshop, at Augusta, Fri
day, Vincent Hempstreet and August Har-
big were engaged in making a stencil plate
! with Babbitt metal, using the top of pow
| der can as mould. 1t had been melted
and poured on and the two were leaning
| over it, Swimming off the drosS Just at
1 this moment an explosion occurred, and the
| molten metal was scattered in every direc-
| ton. Hempstreets face and neck were
4 covered, some of the fiery stuff entering
| his eyes and doing serious damage. Young
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painfully hurt, his face and neck having
been badly splattered. He closed his ewes
in time and both We're untouched The two
men suffered intensely, although medical
aid was Immediately summoned, and their
means and EXPLANATIONS of pain touched the
hearts of all present Hempstreet was COM
| pletely blinded and was carried TO the hos
pital
Marshallville Times: Jasper Bryan, Ev-
ing out on the river, east of town relates a
most remarkable incident between a pig of
his and rattlesnake A fine sow and pigs
used in the river swamp, and frequently the
sow would appear for her Stops with one pig
short which so worried friend Bryan that
he mustered his forces and went in search
of the cause of the absence of the pigs.
| He had not been in the swamp long
before he was startled by the peculiar sound
of rattles, and upon investigation found
that a snake had swallowed pig, but the
little grunter not being satisfied with the
confinement had actually kicked its feet
through the belly of the snake and was
walking about trying TO find its way out of
the woods, with its head still enclosed in the
lower part of the snakes body The snake
was promptly killed and found to contain
sixteen rattles The pig was carried home
and is doing well.
FLORIDA.
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